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To: w1n1
Did the first shot ricochet off the ground and hit the target? Otherwise why did it hit sideways?
4 posted on 02/23/2015 10:21:45 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: from occupied ga

If the bullet is not spun rapidly enough by the rifling in the barrel/muzzle velocity, it will not be sufficiently gyrostabilized and may tumble.


7 posted on 02/23/2015 10:25:32 AM PST by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and because of what Muslims do.)
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To: from occupied ga

If you watch carefully, you can see dirt fly from the first round. So, yes, it appears to ricochet off the ground before hitting the target.


12 posted on 02/23/2015 11:22:42 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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To: from occupied ga

I thought it hit the ground first. Otherwise, I’d have expected the shape of (what was left of) the round to look a little different...


13 posted on 02/23/2015 11:23:47 AM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: from occupied ga

Did you see all the dirt the first shot kicked up? I believe it did skip.


14 posted on 02/23/2015 11:43:51 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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